Peripheral fixation of meniscal allograft does not reduce coronal extrusion under physiological load.
Christopher HewisonSandra KolaczekScott CaterineRebecca BerardelliTyler BeveridgeTim LordingJason AkindolireBen HermanMark HurtigKaren GordonAlan M J GetgoodPublished in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA (2018)
These results suggest that the addition of a peripheral anchor in medial MAT does not reduce the amount of maximal coronal extrusion and, therefore, may not confer any clinical benefit. Surgical techniques utilized to reduce MAT extrusion need further investigation to understand if the added technical difficulty and potential expense is warranted.